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that's senator vitter from louisiana. i understand that senator vitter is holding this nomination up all of these months because he's demanding certain things from the corps of engineers for his home state. regrettably, it represents a list of things for the most part that the corps of engineers cannot do. they don't have the legal authority to do, they don't have the funding to do, they don't have the authorization to do. and in any event, general -- the general that we're talking about here -- general walsh -- doesn't make policy for the corps on whether to do these things even if they have the authority. he executes policy. that's what the job of this general is. he's the commander, the mississippi valley division of the corps of engineers. he spent a tour in iraq for this country. he's done a lot of work not only in a war zone, but all around this country, has a distinguished 30-year career. and yet, despite the fact that last year, i believe it was in september, he was to have been promoted to major general, this sol
that's senator vitter from louisiana. i understand that senator vitter is holding this nomination up all of these months because he's demanding certain things from the corps of engineers for his home state. regrettably, it represents a list of things for the most part that the corps of engineers cannot do. they don't have the legal authority to do, they don't have the funding to do, they don't have the authorization to do. and in any event, general -- the general that we're talking about here...
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the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: thank you, madam president. i'd like to ask to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. landrieu: before i begin on my topic, which is different than the topic of the senator from ohio, i want to thank him about his comments about our focus on small business and assure him, as the chair knows, that we're doubling our efforts this week to really hone in on a package of support and help for small businesses in america, because we believe that the recovery can take place and will take place, but it will be led, in large measure, by the small businesses in america, and we're going to do our very best, after we deal with this bill that's on the floor to really focus the senate's attention in that regard, and i thank the senator from ohio and look forward to working with him in the weeks ahead. madam president, i rise today, though, to speak on an equallysa tragedy and a disaster that is occurring right now off the coa
the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: thank you, madam president. i'd like to ask to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. landrieu: before i begin on my topic, which is different than the topic of the senator from ohio, i want to thank him about his comments about our focus on small business and assure him, as the chair knows, that we're doubling our efforts this week to really hone in on a package of...
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certainly my constituents in louisiana get it. they say, of course, you need to extend necessary programs, and, of course, you can't just run up the deficit to do it every two months. $18 billion, the distinguished senator from alabama has used the figure over and over, and he's right. $18 billion. but it's $18 billion for two months of extension. so we're supposed to come back every two months and just put another $18 on our kids and grandkids' tab? $108 billion over a year of increasing deficit and debt that is already at historic levels? that's crazy. now, mr. president, we can do better. we can meet both of those commonsense objectives of the american people. we can extend necessary programs and we can do it in a way that doesn't add to deficit and debt. we have several ways to do that. we have a menu of proposals. we'll have votes a little later on about doing that. in fact, before the recess, we had discussions on the floor of the senate and we had come to agreement here in the senate about an extension without increasing de
certainly my constituents in louisiana get it. they say, of course, you need to extend necessary programs, and, of course, you can't just run up the deficit to do it every two months. $18 billion, the distinguished senator from alabama has used the figure over and over, and he's right. $18 billion. but it's $18 billion for two months of extension. so we're supposed to come back every two months and just put another $18 on our kids and grandkids' tab? $108 billion over a year of increasing...
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from the louisiana bayou to the plains of the midwest the committees are in putting flood protection infrastructure in order to keep american safe and secure. however as we were to conform to changing dynamics with federal standards these committees are speaking clarity's as it works on the federal regulations. public safety is my absolute number one priority. h.r. 1525 which is approved last summer by the house national flood insurance period extension act would give communities the clarity so they could continue to improve flood defenses. specifically this legislation update current law to take local and state federal funding into account when determining flood zone designation. the residence in the state of california had the ability with hundreds of millions of dollars to the flood protection it is crucial this investment derecognized by the federal government fema needs to review the process of federal levies on the determine an area of flood designation. for example on one project in my district in the basin by next year the state and local governments will have spent more than
from the louisiana bayou to the plains of the midwest the committees are in putting flood protection infrastructure in order to keep american safe and secure. however as we were to conform to changing dynamics with federal standards these committees are speaking clarity's as it works on the federal regulations. public safety is my absolute number one priority. h.r. 1525 which is approved last summer by the house national flood insurance period extension act would give communities the clarity so...
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we represented roughly -- probably 35% of the market share in the louisiana area. we employed a separate adjuster specifically to adjust flood losses. and the insurance companies that had the property had their own adjuster to adjust the wind side. so where we were the write your own carrier providing the flood coverage, there was a separate adjuster specifically assigned to appraise the damages arising from flood and flood only. >> going back to my question to mr. fugate, how many -- given the two things that i just told you which was the practice of nationwide insurance company and state farm insurance company, which i think contributed to the $53.3 billion bill that our nation paid after hurricane katrina, how many investigations for fraud were there that you are aware of instances where the nation feels like it was billed unjustly by the insurance industry? >> i will tell you again, i cannot speak on behalf of other carriers -- >> do you know of one, sir? >> i don't know of one. i'm not aware of any. >> a $53 billion bill to our nation. internal company memos t
we represented roughly -- probably 35% of the market share in the louisiana area. we employed a separate adjuster specifically to adjust flood losses. and the insurance companies that had the property had their own adjuster to adjust the wind side. so where we were the write your own carrier providing the flood coverage, there was a separate adjuster specifically assigned to appraise the damages arising from flood and flood only. >> going back to my question to mr. fugate, how many --...
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the engine that pulls much rain almost every bill has some kind of kick back whether to nebraska or louisiana purchase major purchases with price tags are pulled through by giving direct spending to an individual member of congress. this has got to change these charts are only the tip of the iceberg the number of earmarks the price tag is small. not to the average american relative to the total budget but the debt we are incurring as a nation i think we're nearly at $13 trillion at this point* in time and a direct result of over 500 congressmen and senators coming here believing it is their job to take money home to there states' and congressional districts. that is what is driving of control spending. you're respective of the price tag of the aramark it buys votes and then a senior member of our conference where this congress wants to pass a bill they use earmarks and sprinkle them like candies of the folks who say they don't drive spending frankly are not telling the truth. this is my 11th year and i can tell you with complete conviction the reason we're in a situation of out of control spe
the engine that pulls much rain almost every bill has some kind of kick back whether to nebraska or louisiana purchase major purchases with price tags are pulled through by giving direct spending to an individual member of congress. this has got to change these charts are only the tip of the iceberg the number of earmarks the price tag is small. not to the average american relative to the total budget but the debt we are incurring as a nation i think we're nearly at $13 trillion at this point*...
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billy from louisiana is the poster boy for this, but there are a number of others but i think a little more in the house. in the senate side because you are more generalist you are likely and more connected in a variety of ways to have a big enterprise of staff, whatever, that you are probably thinking not so much quite in specialization but as you see many staff leave to go to lobbying firms okay now i've got people here and there, not only do i have connections inside of the congress but a lot of connections outside of the congress and certainly the balto enterprises are famous for the linkages over time. so again i think there is a model their. >> either of you? >> i would say that as far as how the public response to the sort of procedures that are being used a and things like filibusters and demon path when that was under consideration my sense is that generally i think substance trump's procedure and the people are going to respond primarily based on their opinions of the policy itself. on an issue like health care in particular where people do have pretty well formed opinions no
billy from louisiana is the poster boy for this, but there are a number of others but i think a little more in the house. in the senate side because you are more generalist you are likely and more connected in a variety of ways to have a big enterprise of staff, whatever, that you are probably thinking not so much quite in specialization but as you see many staff leave to go to lobbying firms okay now i've got people here and there, not only do i have connections inside of the congress but a...
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. >> never be wrong picking cities in maybe louisiana and new jersey. [laughter] >> let me get to some criticism of the book if i can. from howard kurtz's column yesterday. >> he's referring to the quote that came out at first about what harry reid said in private about barack obama. john heilemann, why don't you take that. >> well, i would say -- first of all in our authors note we refer to the notion that we conducted our interview on deep background and then we say in a shorthand way what that meant. as basically what howie writes in the piece. the authors note is not, however, complete in the sense it does not have a thorough description of all the conversations we had with our sources which we had with every single source at that we talked to. we would talk in great detail about how the interview we were about to conduct would be used in the book. and we would go through -- there was like a speech -- almost like a sad speech. there was no actual script but there might as well be saying this is how the interview is going to go. this is what we can u
. >> never be wrong picking cities in maybe louisiana and new jersey. [laughter] >> let me get to some criticism of the book if i can. from howard kurtz's column yesterday. >> he's referring to the quote that came out at first about what harry reid said in private about barack obama. john heilemann, why don't you take that. >> well, i would say -- first of all in our authors note we refer to the notion that we conducted our interview on deep background and then we say in...
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>> guest: never belonged to king cities and maybe louisiana and new jersey. >> host: that we get to some criticism of the book if i can from howard's column yesterday. deep background means you can describe someone's thinking or reconstruct freedom by of when you write about events involving that person. as an author that used the technique i don't believe it entitles you to quote what someone said to you. which puts on the record and several other journalists have said the agree. he is referring to the quote but came out on what he reed said in private about john heilemann, why don't you take that? >> guest: first in the authors node we refer to the notion we conducted our interview on deep background and then we say in a shorthand way what that meant which was basically as a word rights in the peace. the authors's note isn't complete in the sense it does not have a thorough description of all of the conversations we have with our sources which we had with every source we talk to. they would talk in great detail about how the interview we were about to conduct would be used and would go
>> guest: never belonged to king cities and maybe louisiana and new jersey. >> host: that we get to some criticism of the book if i can from howard's column yesterday. deep background means you can describe someone's thinking or reconstruct freedom by of when you write about events involving that person. as an author that used the technique i don't believe it entitles you to quote what someone said to you. which puts on the record and several other journalists have said the agree....
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guest: never be wrong picking cities in louisiana and new jersey. host: let me get to some criticism of the book from howard kurtz's column. he is referring to the quotation that came out about what harry reid said in private about barack obama toç john holliman, why don't you take that? -- john heilemann, why don't you take that? guest: in our author's note,ç we mentioned that we conducted the interview on deep background, basically what howie writes in the peace. it is not complete, the description of all the conversations we had with our sources to talk any great detail about how the interview we did conduct would be used in -- we talked in great detail about how the interview that he would conduct would be used in the book. i can say that there is no case in which the way that we explained we are going to that in the and we did not live up to that agreement with any source we talked to in the book. it is important that people understand that a deep background, as many people have written, is not a concept that is etched in stone. every journ
guest: never be wrong picking cities in louisiana and new jersey. host: let me get to some criticism of the book from howard kurtz's column. he is referring to the quotation that came out about what harry reid said in private about barack obama toç john holliman, why don't you take that? -- john heilemann, why don't you take that? guest: in our author's note,ç we mentioned that we conducted the interview on deep background, basically what howie writes in the peace. it is not complete, the...
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vote, i wanted to come to the floor to once again ask unanimous consent -- i told my colleague from louisiana, senator vitter, that i was going to do this. i told him last week what i asked -- when came to speak about this, i said, i don't under any condition come to the floor of the senate to be critical of another senator. that's not something i enjoy doing. in this case, i explained to senator vitter that i was going to be vit cal of something he has -- critical of something he has done, and i felt it appropriate, and as a matter of courtesy -- mr. president, the senate not in order. the presiding officer: the senate will please be in order. the senator from north dakota. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i felt as a mast courtesy i should -- as a matter of courtesy i should tell my colleague from lewis laws when i was going to do. let me describe the circumstance. it bothers me a lot, and i'm pretty unhappy about it, and so should all of my colleagues be unhappy. there's a man named general michael warble, a soldier who served this country for 30 years. he has served in wartime. i know him. know
vote, i wanted to come to the floor to once again ask unanimous consent -- i told my colleague from louisiana, senator vitter, that i was going to do this. i told him last week what i asked -- when came to speak about this, i said, i don't under any condition come to the floor of the senate to be critical of another senator. that's not something i enjoy doing. in this case, i explained to senator vitter that i was going to be vit cal of something he has -- critical of something he has done, and...
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almost every bella has some kind of kick back and whether it is to nebraska or louisiana purchase, major pieces of legislation with a major price tags pulled through by giving north direct spending to an individual member congress. the sestak to change, these charts here are only the tip of iceberg and the number of earmarks, the total price of earmarks are small. this is -- small not to the average american but relative to our total budget of the spending and borrowing and the debt we are incurring as a nation, i think we're nearly $13 trillion at this point in time of year, it's a direct result of over 500 congressmen and senators coming here believing that it's their job to take money home to their states and congressional districts. that is what is driving the out of control spending indebtedness. in respect of of the price tag of the earmarks, what it does is it buys votes and any senior member of our conference for this conference was to pass a bill, they use earmarks, they sprinkle around like candy. so the post a horse and they don't drive spending or add to our budget, frankly t
almost every bella has some kind of kick back and whether it is to nebraska or louisiana purchase, major pieces of legislation with a major price tags pulled through by giving north direct spending to an individual member congress. the sestak to change, these charts here are only the tip of iceberg and the number of earmarks, the total price of earmarks are small. this is -- small not to the average american but relative to our total budget of the spending and borrowing and the debt we are...
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billy from louisiana is the poster boy for this, but there are a number of others but i think a little more in the house. in the senate side because you are more generalist you are likely and more connected in a variety of ways to have a big enterprise of staff, whatever, that you are probably thinking not so much quite in specialization but as you see many staff leave to go to lobbying firms okay now i've got people here and there, not only do i have connections inside of the congress but a lot of connections outside of the congress and certainly the balto enterprises are famous for the linkages over time. so again i think there is a model their. >> either of you? >> i would say that as far as how the public response to the sort of procedures that are being used a and things like filibusters and demon path when that was under consideration my sense is that generally i think substance trump's procedure and the people are going to respond primarily based on their opinions of the policy itself. on an issue like health care in particular where people do have pretty well formed opinions no
billy from louisiana is the poster boy for this, but there are a number of others but i think a little more in the house. in the senate side because you are more generalist you are likely and more connected in a variety of ways to have a big enterprise of staff, whatever, that you are probably thinking not so much quite in specialization but as you see many staff leave to go to lobbying firms okay now i've got people here and there, not only do i have connections inside of the congress but a...